Update shared on09 Oct 2025
Fair value Increased 1.76%Analysts have updated their price target for Hang Seng Bank, raising it slightly from $107.05 to $108.94 due to modest improvements in revenue growth forecasts and adjusted profit margin expectations.
What's in the News
- A board meeting is scheduled for October 10, 2025, to consider declaring the bank's third interim dividend and to address other business (Key Developments).
- Hang Seng Bank is considering selling a property loan portfolio worth at least USD 1 billion in response to bad debt resulting from the commercial real estate slump (Key Developments).
- A CEO change has been announced. Ms. Diana Cesar will step down as Chief Executive in October 2025 and will be succeeded by Ms. Luanne Lim, pending regulatory approval (Key Developments).
- The initiation of a share buyback program will begin on August 1, 2025, authorizing the repurchase of up to 10% of issued shares or up to HKD 3,000 million. The program will be valid until January 30, 2026 (Key Developments).
- A board meeting will be held on July 30, 2025, to approve interim results for the first half of 2025 and to consider the second interim dividend (Key Developments).
Valuation Changes
- Consensus Analyst Price Target has risen slightly from HK$107.05 to HK$108.94, reflecting a modest upward revision in fair value.
- Discount Rate remains unchanged at 6.77%.
- Revenue Growth forecast has increased minimally from 8.25% to 8.27%.
- Net Profit Margin has edged down marginally from 42.39% to 42.33%.
- Future P/E ratio has inched up from 13.32x to 13.57x.
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